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December 29, 2012

The End of Cash? Electronic-payment leaders Visa and MasterCard stand to make a mint in an increasingly cashless society, Barron's reports.

Cheer Up! The Cliff Doesn't Look So Grim Despite all the hand-wringing, the fiscal cliff looks more like a gentle slope, Barron's says. Why you should drink a toast to a mild recession in 2013 -- or no recession at all.